Posted November 13, 201311 yr comment_28919 The Winnipeg Football Club announces today that Tim Burke will not return as Head Coach in 2014. “We thank Tim for his passion, hard work and professionalism throughout the past year and a half he has been in this role, and for his tireless efforts over the past three seasons with the Winnipeg Football Club,” says President and CEO Wade Miller. “If an opportunity does arise for him to join our staff as a defensive coordinator, our organization would definitely be open to exploring this with Tim.” “I’ve really enjoyed my time in Winnipeg and am grateful for the opportunity this franchise gave me. The fan support in this city and province is just really remarkable and it is one of the greatest things I can take away from this experience in Winnipeg,” said Burke. Burke joined the Blue Bomber coaching staff prior to the 2011 season in the role of Defensive Coordinator, before taking over on an interim basis in August of 2011 and officially being named Head Coach on November 1, 2012.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28920 Boom. There it is. Welcome Khari. Very interesting comments about DC. Makes me wonder if they offered him that position already. Thats practically a public offer.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28921 Ed Tait is tweeting that the Bombers have confirmed Burke will not be back next year.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28924 I like Khari Jones a lot and I'm seriously worried that him becoming the new HC of the Bombers in its current state could effectively ruin both his career and his image in the city. Please, KJ as OC (if Cortez isn't available).
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28927 This instantly makes the Bombers a much more competitive team. No more rolling over and dying, awesome way to start the day.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28928 So much for the "It is the GM's job to fire the coach". Long overdue in my opinion. Should have happened immediately after our season ended.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28931 No joy in a good, decent person being fired. Good move for the Bombers but Tim Burke is a real person who just lost a dream job.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28932 No joy in a good, decent person being fired. Good move for the Bombers but Tim Burke is a real person who just lost a dream job. No, the joy is in the fact that we're getting a new head coach, not that he was fired. I'd actually liked to have seen him stay on as DC. But whatever. He ****** up big time...and he did it often. So, buh bye.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28933 No joy in a good, decent person being fired. Good move for the Bombers but Tim Burke is a real person who just lost a dream job. It's only a dream job if its the right job for you. Burke never had a chance with this club. He should've stayed in MTL. With AC his first year he would've transitioned much better into a rookie HC.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28935 Going back and forth with Penton on Twitter ... He said Burke was "doomed" with the roster Mack gave him. I still stand by the fact that the import talent may not have been great, but Burke did absolutely nothing to turn those guys into better players. I'll ask the question here, same as I asked Penton because I'm curious. Can anyone name an import player who actually improved with time during Tim Burke's stay as HC?
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28936 But but but....what if Burke is kept as head coach? This was done since Mack was let go. Burke was dead man walking. The first domino of many, now lets not mess this up this time around shall we boys?
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28937 The way I interpret twitter chatter, Burke has all but been told he will remain as DC if the new HC wants him. Which is weird. But presumably Burke agreed to it. Which is credit to him.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28938 No joy in a good, decent person being fired. Good move for the Bombers but Tim Burke is a real person who just lost a dream job. Agreed. he had to be fired but he wasn't a jerk like Kelly so its tough to see a good person lose their job despite his apparent incompetance at it.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28941 The way I interpret twitter chatter, Burke has all but been told he will remain as DC if the new HC wants him. Which is weird. But presumably Burke agreed to it. Which is credit to him. That, I hope, comes to fruition. It would be nice to keep him. I just hope they hire someone good.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28942 Going back and forth with Penton on Twitter ... He said Burke was "doomed" with the roster Mack gave him. I still stand by the fact that the import talent may not have been great, but Burke did absolutely nothing to turn those guys into better players. I'll ask the question here, same as I asked Penton because I'm curious. Can anyone name an import player who actually improved with time during Tim Burke's stay as HC? It's hard to measure this really. You could argue a few players. You could say Ian Wild and Desia Dunn were coached well enough to land starting jobs right away and did pretty good. Terrell Parker, I 'd say got a bit better as well although he missed most of the season.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28943 Going back and forth with Penton on Twitter ... He said Burke was "doomed" with the roster Mack gave him. I still stand by the fact that the import talent may not have been great, but Burke did absolutely nothing to turn those guys into better players. I'll ask the question here, same as I asked Penton because I'm curious. Can anyone name an import player who actually improved with time during Tim Burke's stay as HC? Max Hall I guess? Do guys in their first year in the league count? Sandro Deangelis went from a disaster to merely bad over the season.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28944 Going back and forth with Penton on Twitter ... He said Burke was "doomed" with the roster Mack gave him. I still stand by the fact that the import talent may not have been great, but Burke did absolutely nothing to turn those guys into better players. I'll ask the question here, same as I asked Penton because I'm curious. Can anyone name an import player who actually improved with time during Tim Burke's stay as HC? The bottom line is that you can compare what Lapolice and Burke each did with the rosters that Joe Mack handed them and they had the same kind of build for all of them and one guy may not have won anymore but he got a hell of a lot more out of them than Tim Burke did. Now I don't view Lapolice as a great coach who can turn a terrible roster into a competitive one, I think he's a guy who coached not to lose nothing more but compared to Tim Burke he might as well be Wally Buono. Setting aside the roster issues that may or may not exist Burke did nothing last year or this year to show that he was a good head coach.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28945 Doug Brown @DougBrown97 34m Miller sure moves a lot faster in the front office than he did on the field. #ThatDidntTakeLong
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28946 I hope Burke gets an opportunity elsewhere for his sake. Ottawa, Calgary when Campbell moves to Edm as HC, or Edm as DC. Hedeservesto be in a better situation.
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28949 Ottawa would be crazy to not look at Burke for DC. But that would mean giving up his HC salary here. I strongly suspect Miller wants to retain Burke (which is smart on multiple fronts) and the decision is probably made pending the announcement of Khari as HC. Although it is interesting that Miller would publicly announce interest in Burke as DC when our own DC hasnt been fired yet. if Im Creehan Im like "uhhh...what?"
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28952 Going back and forth with Penton on Twitter ... He said Burke was "doomed" with the roster Mack gave him. I still stand by the fact that the import talent may not have been great, but Burke did absolutely nothing to turn those guys into better players. I'll ask the question here, same as I asked Penton because I'm curious. Can anyone name an import player who actually improved with time during Tim Burke's stay as HC? Demond Washington maybe? Will Ford? Is it improvement if you are allowed to play?
November 13, 201311 yr comment_28953 The dominos will begin to fall. As Burke's agent I would suggest a buyout on my HC salary, but the Club will simply opt for salary continuance in the hope Burke takes a job elsewhere and they then stop paying him. If he wants the money stay as DC with my HC pay. I think he should go for a fresh start elsewhere .
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